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Assoc Accountant

Grade 23

New York State has approximately 269 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in various agencies statewide. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Accountant Trainee 1

    Similar to Grade 14

  2. Accountant Trainee 2

    Similar to Grade 16

  3. Senr Accountant

    Grade 18

  4. Assoc Accountant

    Grade 23

  5. Supvg Accountant

    Grade 25

  6. Prin Accountant

    Grade 27

  7. Assnt Chief Accountant

    Grade 29

  8. Chief Accountant

    Grade 31

  9. Accounting Program Dir

    Grade 66

Summary of Job Description

As an Associate Accountant, you would supervise a staff of professional accountants and clerical support personnel in a large accounting or audit operation with the number supervised varying with the nature of the program, or independently perform accounting and/or auditing work requiring a high degree of independent judgment and advanced accounting knowledge.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

The NYS Title and Salary Plan provides additional information regarding other titles. If there is a classification standard available there will be a link under the column labeled STD. NO. If no link is available there is no classification standard available at this time for that title.

Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

On or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as:

Either A. a Senior Accountant, Accountant Trainee 1, or Accountant Trainee 2;

Or B. Abandoned Property Accounts Auditor Trainee 1, Abandoned Property Accounts Auditor Trainee 2, Auditor 1, Auditor Trainee 1, Auditor Trainee 2, Auditor 1 (Abandoned Property), Auditor Trainee 1 (Abandoned Property), Auditor Trainee 2 (Abandoned Property), Auditor 1 (Municipal), Auditor Trainee 1 (Municipal), Auditor Trainee 2 (Municipal), Examiner of Municipal Affairs Trainee 1, Examiner of Municipal Affairs Trainee 2, Senior Abandoned Property Accounts Auditor, Senior Auditor, Senior Examiner Municipal Affairs, State Program Examiner 1 (Fiscal), State Program Examiner Trainee 1 (Fiscal), State Program Examiner Trainee 2 (Fiscal), Auditor 1 (Fiscal Systems), Auditor Trainee 1 (Fiscal Systems), Auditor Trainee 2 (Fiscal Systems), Auditor 1 (Insurance Premium), Auditor Trainee 1 (Insurance Premium), Auditor Trainee 2 (Insurance Premium), Auditor 1 (Tax), Auditor Trainee 1 (Tax), Auditor Trainee 2 (Tax), Data Processing Fiscal Systems Auditor 1, Data Processing Fiscal Systems Auditor Trainee 1, Data Processing Fiscal Systems Auditor Trainee 2, Financial Analyst 1, Financial Analyst 1 (Workers' Compensation), Financial Analyst Trainee 1 (Workers' Compensation), Financial Analyst Trainee 2 (Workers' Compensation), Financial Services Examiner 1, Financial Services Examiner Trainee 1, Financial Services Examiner Trainee 2, Health Care Fiscal Analyst Trainee 1, Health Care Fiscal Analyst Trainee 2, Insurance Examiner, Insurance Examiner Trainee 1, Insurance Examiner Trainee 2, Internal Auditor 1, Internal Auditor Trainee 1, Internal Auditor Trainee 2, Management Specialist 1, Management Specialist Trainee 1, Management Specialist Trainee 2, Senior Health Care Fiscal Analyst, Senior Internal Auditor, State Program Examiner 1, State Program Examiner Trainee 1, State Program Examiner Trainee 2, Tax Auditor 1, Tax Auditor Trainee 1, or Tax Auditor Trainee 2.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

38-958

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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